PE Money Is Coming for STR. The New StayTerra CEO Explains the Strategy.
On Skift's Good Morning Hospitality podcast, new StayTerra CEO Amy Kothari discusses accelerating PE-backed short-term rental consolidation, what a successful rollup model looks like, and implications for independent operators. The episode also covers Airbnb abandoning its in-house experiences strategy to partner with Tripadvisor, and Expedia Group cutting eight senior executives in a week as it reorganizes around AI, with consequences for Vrbo hosts.